 Thanksgiving is a circle of memories. Wishing you peace & plenty this holiday. Thanksgiving Day.... is the one day that is purely American." those on earth will end their thanksgiving." Seneca Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy The Legend of the Five Kernels... The first winter the Pilgrims spent in their new home was very cold. Food was in short supply. Some days they had only enough food for each new person to have five kernels of corn for the day. Finally spring came. They planted food and it grew. All the Pilgrims did not die. From then on, when a time of Thanksgiving came around, the Pilgrims put five kernels of corn on each plate to remind themselves of their blessings. Let us also remember: The first kernel reminds us of the autumn beauty around us. The second kernel reminds us of our love for each other. The third kernel reminds us of God's love and care for us. The fourth kernel reminds us of our friends-especially our Native American brothers. The fifth kernel reminds us that we are a FREE people. Counting your Blessings Count your blessings instead of your crosses; Count your gains instead of your losses. Count your joys instead of your woes; Count your friends instead of your foes. Count your smiles instead of your tears; Count your courage instead of your fears. Count your full years instead of your lean; Count your kind deeds instead of your mean. Count your health instead of your wealth; Count on God instead of yourself. ~~Author Unknown.~~ Thanksgiving The year has turned its circle, The seasons come and go. The harvest all is gathered in And chilly north winds blow. Orchards have shared their treasures, The fields, their yellow grain, So open wide the doorway~ Thanksgiving comes again! ~Old Rhyme As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy What we're really talking about is a wonderful day set aside on the fourth Thursday of November when no one diets. I mean, why else would they call it Thanksgiving? "No One Diets on Thanksgiving" ~Erma Bombeck, 26 November 1981 The turkey: Many American Indians felt that the wild turkey exhibited cowardice and refused to eat them for fear that the trait would be transferred to them? Thanksgiving, a time for family get togethers and feasts often of Turkey. Our domestic turkey that we have on Thanksgiving is far different than the Wild Turkeys or Ancestors had. Our domestic turkeys were originally from Mexico, taken to England and Europe by Spainairds and returned to America by our early ancestors. It is raised today on turkey farms and supplied to our supermarkets. It should not be confused with the Wild Turkey. If you want a turkey that is like the ones our ancestors had you will have to hunt it yourself. We often think of the term turkey as a person not too bright or has done something rather silly. Benjamin Franklin admired the Wild Turkey to the extent that he wanted to make it the United States national symbol. The Wild Turkey is a very quick runner, wary, has sharp eyesight and very regal stance, especially the male while strutting. 
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